Round 8 Feature Match: Jin Okamoto v. Yuji Otsubo

Josh Bennett

At 6-1, Jin Okamoto decided his deck was worth one more round. His three byes had helped give him the hightest tiebreakers of those with eighteen points, and he was confident he could handle whoever was put in front of him. That wasn't the case with Yuji Otsubo, who would rather have taken a draw.

He drew Sunfire Balm and waited to cycle, making sure he had five land before busting out the Harrier. Okamoto made a Fallen Cleric and passed it back. Otsubo cycled into plains, and then drew Pearlspear Courier. They each played their dudes, Otsubo Harrier and then Pearlspear, and Okamoto a morph. With just the fresh Courier on defence he cleared a path with Lavamancer's Skill. Then he hired a second morph.

Things were not rosy on the Otsubo side of the table. He left his Harrier on defense and turned it over. Erratic Explosion passed two lands before hitting Shock. Okamoto had to settle for two less damage, finishing it off with the morph. Sparksmith made sure things would be clear on the next swing. Otsubo hoped his Harrier would be enough. He figured it wasn't when everyone hit the Red Zone. He blocked the Cleric and Okamoto tapped out to reveal Towering Baloth for the kill.